Paraguay

• Wednesday, October 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Peasant death forces Paraguay to ban foreign land holders

  The killing of a landless peasant in Paraguay during a police eviction process in a farm belonging to a Brazilian national, decided the government on Tuesday to suspend all sales of land to foreigners.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay's Lugo in Brazil to demand “electricity fair deal”

  

  Paraguay's new President Fernando Lugo visited Brazil Wednesday with the purpose of launching talks on a deal to give the landlocked country a fairer share of the revenue for the electricity generated by a huge dam built across the two countries border.

• Monday, September 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay adrift from Taiwan and closer to Beijing

  

  A “new diplomatic time” has opened for Paraguay's international relations and one of its priorities is establishing full relations with Beijing, said Foreign Affairs minister Alejandro Hamed Franco during a visit to Brasilia.

• Friday, September 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguayan president first “international test” in Brazil

  

  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is scheduled to make his first official international incursion (and test) next September 17 when he visits Brazil and meets with his counterpart Lula da Silva.

• Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguayan president manages to defuse institutional crisis

  The Paraguayan Senate managed on Thursday to defuse an institutional stand off which threatened the stability of the recently inaugurated government of President Fernando Lugo. With a simple majority the ruling collation disbarred former president Nicanor Duarte who insisted in occupying a seat for which he had been elected.

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguayan political system hermetic to President Lugo

  

  Latinamerican ambassadors and the Organization of American States expressed on Tuesday their full support to the elected government of Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo who on Monday warned of a possible coup plot against his new administration.

• Thursday, August 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Lugo threatens stalled Senate with referendum

  

  The two weeks old government of Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo has threatened with a referendum to solve a Congressional confrontation which is delaying crucial legislation for the incoming coalition such as the 2009 budget.

• Monday, August 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay set to double farm output in “next few years”

  Paraguay Mercosur junior member and one of the poorest countries in South America (per capita income 4.500 US dollars) has gained more from world soaring food prices in terms of the boost to its trade balance than any other nation in the region.

• Wednesday, August 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay: you won, but the presidential chair belongs to me

  

  Paraguay's new government of president Fernando Lugo claims the outgoing administration of Nicanor Duarte committed all sort of irregularities adding to millions of dollars before abandoning office, including the theft of the presidential chair.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguayan Indian minister for indigenous affairs

  

  An indigenous woman in Paraguay who says she was sold into forced labour as a girl has been made minister for indigenous affairs.